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This is the cusomized chassis with the Fan driven
smoke unit and can motor and chuff switch modification. |
The chuff swich is driven by
a 3D printed 5 lobe cam on the old smoke pistorn's drive gear. |
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The Northen Cam is a 4 lobe
cam. |
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This is a custom made bracket to mount the MTH fan
driven smoke unit. |
Here is the extensive
modifications to the firebox area with added piping and a custom cab
floor. |
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The loco's pilot has prototypical steps added. |
The Loco and Tender
headlights are LEDs. The loco headlight is moved to the center of the
boiler front. |
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The tender has added rear steps and water
tank's fill hatches and ladders. |
Here it is running on the test stand. It all works!
The electronics, ERR
Cruise Lite and ERR railsounds Lite and Speaker are all in the tender.
The puffer board is located in the loco boiler. |
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The valve gear and hanger is copied from the
protytype. |
The tender tether 6 pin Molex
connector is located on the tender floor in a cutout in the shell. |
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The loco tether uses header pins for the
connector.
Also note the modificarions to the cab floor and
tender coupling. |
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